Friday, February 26, 2010

First, an apology. Sort of. My schedule has been extremely hectic of late, and the frequency of my blog posts are suffering because of it. I WANT to post, but at the end of the day all my writing juices have been sucked dry and all I want to do is curl up and play Assassin's Creed II till my eyeballs rot out.

Will try to be better in the future.

Second, my first signing is TOMORROW (Aaaaaah!). So if you want to drop by the Louisville Hurstbourne Borders and watch an author in full panic mode--no, bad author!--I mean listen to me read a bit of Iron King and then sign some books, feel free to drop in. That will be tomorrow at Borders on 2520 S. Hurstbourne Gem Lane, Louisville Ky 40220, from 6-8 pm.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

In honor of St. Valentines Day, I asked several bloggers, authors, and readers who their favorite literary crush (or crushes) were. Who were the heroes that made their hearts beat faster, whose presence on a page could not be denied or ignored, who could make them squee just by hearing their names? I received a staggering amount of swoon-worthy candidates, but the ones that made it onto the list are the ones mentioned at least twice by different people. So, without further ado, I give you:

THE ST. VALENTINE’S DAY CRUSH-A-THON (Warning: May cause heart palpitations, rapid breathing, drooling, and uncontrollable squee-ing. Please take the necessary precautions.)

The modern Crush-worthies:

Jace (The Mortal Instruments): Snarky yet sensitive. A jerk in a snuggle suit, as one person said.

Patch (Hush Hush): The ultimate Bad Boy. Fallen from grace, but still redeemable.

Stefan (Vampire Diaries): Damon’s brother and rival, his opposite in many ways.

Dimitri (Vampire Acadamy): We’re all still waiting to see if Rose can save him.

Bones (Night Huntress series): Don’t we all wish we could be Cat.

Jean-Claude (Laura K. Hamilton series): I don’t know if being around Jean-Claude is healthy, but he’s certainly beautiful.

Nicholas (Hearts at Stake): He has seven vampire brothers, but still manages to steal the show.

And the winner of the St. Valentine’s Day Crush-A-Thon, the one name that was mentioned more often than anyone else’s, the ultimate Swoon-worthy character:

Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice): What is it about Mr. Darcy that makes everyone swoon? Is it his piercing eyes? His distant, aloof character? Or maybe the fact that he was played by the wonderful Colin Firth in one of the many adaptations to film. Whatever the reason, Mr. Darcy has withstood the test of time, rising above the ranks of vampires and supernatural boyfriends, to take his place as Number One in the St. Valentine’s Day Crush-A-Thon.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

There seems to be a lot of talk about Team Zombie/Team Unicorn lately. And though I'm Team Unicorn myself (raises umbrella to deflect hurled tomatoes from Team Zombie), it got me wondering: what would happen if a zombie and a unicorn had a fight to the death? And then of course, my over-creative writer brain(s!) wouldn't let it go, and before long, insanity was born.

So, for your entertainment (mostly my entertainment), I bring you ... the first Zombie/Unicorn deathmatch! May the best mythical creature win.

Unicorn stabs zombie through the head with horn. Zombie's brain explodes from the magical unicorn rainbow light.

Zombie dies. (Again)

Round 1 to unicorn.

Round 2: 3 zombies vs. 1 unicorn. Fight!

Zombies shuffle out. ("Brains!")

Zombies shamble up to unicorn. Unicorn stabs one zombie through the head and kicks another in the skull with back hooves. Two zombies die, but one latches on and tears off a unicorn ear. Unicorn rears up and crushes zombie's head with front hooves.

Zombies die. (One was a zombie mime.)

Round 2 to unicorn.

Round 3: Zombie horde vs. unicorn. Fight!

Zombie horde charges unicorn ("Brains! Brains! Brains!")

Unicorn disappears under massive zombie horde.

Round 3 to zombies.

So, as you can see, one unicorn can hold out against one or two zombies, but as we know, zombies rarely travel alone. Unfortunately, the question of which creature rules is still rather nebulous. Zombie or unicorn? Well, why does it have to be one or the other? Can't we all get along? Can't we find some common ground ...?

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

In the spirit of the great LOVE holiday coming up, I've been asked to do a Valentine's Day guest post. I have decided to make it a post of our favorite literary crushes, so I'll need your help for this one. So here's my question:

Who is your favorite literary crush (or crushes), and why?

Don't forget the classics, either. Mr. Darcy might not be as hip and cool as Edward Cullen (or as sparkly), but he's certainly smoldering all on his own.

ETA: Went and changed the picture. Apparently, Colin Firth is the REAL Mr. Darcy, lol!

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I'm a writer and the YA author of THE IRON FEY trilogy, beginning with THE IRON KING. I love books, anime, sushi, writing, and video games. (Occasionally, the characters from my book will hijack the computer and make an appearence, but I take no responsibility for anything they say.)